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TOM Organic

OVERALL

Owned
SWE
Rating
Praises, some criticism

Hygiene products

Established in Melbourne in 2009 by Aimee Marks with the launch of certified organic cotton tampons. Since then their range has expanded to include pads and nappies. TOM stands for Time of Month. Acquired by Asaleo Care in Dec 2020 for $12.75 million.

Company Ownership

Tom Organic Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Essity AustralAsia   
   owns 100% of Tom Organic Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Personal care products

Formerly Asaleo Care, and before that SCA Hygiene. Operates 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Acquired TOM Organic in Dec 2020 for $12.75 million. Sweden's Essity, who already owned a 33% stake, took over full ownership in 2021.

      Essity Aktiebolag   
       owns 100% of Essity AustralAsia  
SWE     website   email   facebook   twitter

Hygiene and health company

Spun off from the SCA group in 2017. Sales in 150 countries.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Tom Organic Pty Ltd
Animals Cruelty free and vegan company
This company makes or sells strictly vegan products, and has either signed PETA's statement of assurance or provided a statement verifying that they do not conduct or commission any animal tests.
Source: PETA (2023)
Environment Australian Organic Award winner
Founder Aimee Marks was awarded the Australian Organic Best Organic Influencer/Educator Award for her role in educating women and girls about health. The award was given in 2019 by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system. In 2019 Tom Organic also won the Best New Organic Certified Product Award.
Source: ACO (2019)
Environment Australian Organic Award winner
This company was awarded the Certified Organic Non-Food Product of the Year
at the Australian Organic Annual Awards 2018. The award was given by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system.
Source: ACO (2018)
Environment Australian Organic Award winner
In 2017 this company was awarded Business of the Year at the Australian Organic Annual Awards. Each year Australian Organic, Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system, celebrates the contribution of their clients to the organic industry by showcasing the year's most outstanding organic products, businesses and individuals.
Source: ACO (2017)
Environment Australian Organic Award winner
Founder Aimee Marks was awarded the Australian Organic Young Leader Award for her role in educating women and girls about health. The award was given in 2014 by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system.
Source: ACO (2014)
Business Ethics Previously a Certified B Corporation
This company was one of the first to be accredited with the B Corporation Certification, however they are no longer certified. Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build business constituency for good business.
Source: B Corporation (2022)
Business Ethics Supporting The Babes Project
This company has supported The Babes Project since 2018. Founded by practicing Christian Helen Parker in 2009, The Babes Project runs crisis pregnancy centres, which aim to "empower and support women in their pregnancy and early parenting".
Source: The Babes Project (2020)
Essity AustralAsia
Environment 4/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2022 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2022)
Environment Organic products
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Environment Environmental Choice NZ Ecolabelled products
This company manufactures 51 sanitary papaer products which have received the Environmental Choice New Zealand Ecolabel, provided by the New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust.
Source: Environmental Choice NZ (2015)
Environment FSC certification
This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products certified as FSC Mix.
Source: FSC (2017)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website, in areas such as combating climate change and minimise environmental impact, supporting responsible forestry and improving hygiene standards.
Source: company website (2014)
Business Ethics Sedex member
This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018)
Business Ethics No tax paid in 2019-20
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO (2022)
Essity Aktiebolag
Environment CDP Forests Score of A
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests Score of A.
Source: CDP (2022)
Environment CDP Climate Change Score of A-
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A-.
Source: CDP (2022)
Business Ethics 75/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 75/100 in the Household Products category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 23 Sep 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022)
Environment Forest destruction
Greenpeace's 2017 report "Wiping Away the Boreal" reveals how this company is involved in the destruction of the last critical forest landscapes in Sweden's Great Northern Forest.
Source: Greenpeace (2017)
Environment Golden Chainsaw Award
In 2018 this company's CEO was presented the Greenpeace 'Golden Chainsaw Award', an accolade granted to those in influential positions that fail to act to protect the world's forests.
Source: Greenpeace (2018)
Environment 31% in Forest 500 Rankings
Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 31%.
Source: Forest 500 (2022)
Environment FSC certification
This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products certified as FSC Mix, FSC 100%, FSC Recycled and FSC Controlled Wood.
Source: FSC (2018)
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
Environment Global Plastics Treaty endorsee
In 2022 after more than 170 nations backed a historic UN resolution to end plastic pollution, global businesses across the plastics value chain, financial institutions, and NGOs came together to announce a common vision for an effective and ambitious Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. The vision will form the basis for future policy engagements with governments through a newly launched Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty which will be convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF. This company has endorsed the vision statement of the treaty.
Source: Global Plastics Treaty (2022)
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has extensive sustainability claims on its website.
Source: company website (2018)
Business Ethics Plastics Commitment signatory
This company is a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.
Source: New Plastics Economy (2022)
Business Ethics Better Cotton Initiative member
This company is a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a voluntary program which encourages the adoption of better management practices in cotton cultivation to achieve measurable reductions in key environmental impacts, while improving social and economic benefits for cotton farmers, small and large, worldwide.
Source: Better Cotton Initiative (2022)
Business Ethics Circular Economy 100 member
This company is a member of the Circular Economy 100 (CE100) Network, a multi-stakeholder platform run by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The CE100 is the world's leading circular economy network, and facilitates market making by providing collaborative and pre-competitive opportunities which bring together business, innovators, cities and governments, universities, and thought leaders.
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2019)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address 11 Princes St, St Kilda, VIC, 3182, Australia
Phone 03 8534 8030
Email hello@tomorganic.com.au
Website www.thetomco.com

Products / Brands

TOM Organic
TOM Organic certified organic certified organic  Feminine Hygiene
Tooshies by TOM 100% biodegradable 100% biodegradable  Baby Wipes
Tooshies by TOM Nappies


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